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Pyrrhus' pursuit of Polites rewrites the Iliad: Polites becomes Hector, Pyrrhus replaces Achilles, and the death occurs under the eyes of Priam and Hecuba.
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Pyrrhus' pursuit of Polites rewrites the Iliad: Polites becomes Hector, Pyrrhus replaces Achilles, and the death occurs under the eyes of Priam and Hecuba.
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Achilles' mutilation of Hector is a sign that he has gone insane from guilt and shame rather than a sign of triumph.
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Hubris is identified as the great killer in tragedy: Achilles, Agamemnon, Patroclus, and Hector are presented as figures who suffer or die because of hubris.
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Achilles' mutilation of Hector is a war crime and a symptom of self-guilt over Patroclus rather than simple hatred of Hector.
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The gods' disgust and Zeus's intervention make the Priam-Achilles reconciliation into a cosmic moral problem, not merely a practical ransom negotiation.
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Jiang treats his Iliad reading as one interpretation, centered on Achilles' quarrel with Agamemnon, withdrawal from battle, and the crisis created by Hector's advance.
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"...emotional battle where they forgive each other, and Priam's love for Hector and Achilles' love for his father unifies their soul, okay? This is..."
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"Comes racing through spheres Through enemy fighters Fleeing down the long arcades And deserted hallways Badly wounded Pyrrhus hot on his heels A weapon..."
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"...this is a rewriting of the Iliad where now Polites becomes Hector, right? Because remember, Achilles kills Hector at the gates of Troy and..."
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"...all right so achilles jumps in the battlefield and he kills hector all right and at this point achilles should be happy because he's..."
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"Hector stood his ground and died, right? Everyone else ran back in the state of Troy, but Hector is like, no, I must take..."
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"...than everyone else okay but troglos will die because of hubris hector will die because of hubris so it's hubris that is the great..."
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"...the glory for himself. And, that's what happens. Okay? He kills Hector. He saves the Greeks. But, then he goes crazy. What he does..."
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"The games are over now. The gallant army is scattered. Each man to his fast ship and fighters churn their minds of thoughts of..."
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"...yoked his racing team in his harness lashed the corpse of Hector behind the car for dragging and hauled him three times round the..."
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"...attain the same degree of honor. Still the immortals loved Prince Hector dearly best of all the mortals born in Troy so I loved..."
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"...Achilles must receive a ransom from Queen Priam Achilles must give Hector's body back okay does that make sense so the gods are fighting..."
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"trying to be a great teacher Virgil is writing when Rome is an empire that is everywhere and everything it's basically God okay so..."
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